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Talk about a hit job by CSU trustees: Why was there no due process for ...
By Michael Der Manouel, Jr., Luis Chavez and Lisa Smittcamp | Fresno Bee | APR. 12, 2022 | Photo credit: Craig Kohlruss We’ve all been around long enough to understand what a political hit job looks like. And in the case of former Fresno State President Joseph Castro, a man ... -
L.A. County’s sheriff has a strange obsession with how much media coverage Black people get
Part Two of a three-part series by acclaimed local author, offering hard facts about the scoundrel sheriff who relies on racial profiling of his own people and well-known internal gang activity within the LA County Sheriff's Department. By Gustavo Arellano | LA Times | MAR 24, 2022 | Photo by ... -
North Long Beach welcomes the Ronald R. Arias Health Equity Center
New Community Health Equity Center in North Long Beach is named for a tireless Chicano advocate of more than 50 years. By Harry Saltzgaver | Long Beach Press-Telegram | APR. 4, 2022 | Photo provided by the Arias Family A $5 million upgrade and a new name had city officials ... -
Column: L.A. County’s sheriff leans on his Latino identity. Does he exemplify our worst traits?
Part One of a three-part series by acclaimed local author, offering hard facts about the scoundrel sheriff who relies on racial profiling of his own people and well-known internal gang activity within the LA County Sheriff's Department. By Gustavo Arellano | LA Times | MAR. 24, 2022 | Photo by ... -
Local politicians, academics talk economic state of Long Beach’s Latino community
Long Beach City College Superintendent-President Mike Muñoz spoke at a Latino Economic Roundtable discussion at LBCC last Friday. Story and photo by Pierce Singgih | Long Beach Press-Telegram | MAR. 18, 2022 Long Beach politicians, academics and leaders of local organizations sought to understand how they can best address the ... -
A Mexican American is the first Latina president of Harvard Law Review
Priscila Coronado, 24, born and raised in California, is making history as she heads a law journal whose first Black president was Barack Obama in 1990. By REUTERS | NBC | FEB. 1, 2022 | Photo credit: Priscilla Coronado via Reuters The Harvard Law Review has named a California-born daughter ... -
LA to host 2022 Summit of the Americas, White House announces
The summit, which will be held in June, will focus on "Building a Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable Future" in the Americas. By The Associated Press | Long Beach Press-Telegram | JAN. 18, 2022 | Photo credit: Keith Birmingham The Biden administration has chosen Los Angeles to host a summit of ... -
Los Angeles chosen to host Summit of the Americas, a key gathering of region’s leaders
U.S. President Biden will meet with Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders from the Western Hemisphere in June in Los Angeles as part of the Summit of the Americas. By Tracy Wilkinson | LATimes | JAN. 18, 2022 | Photo credit: ... -
Latino political power is a big winner in California’s new congressional map
Nearly one-third of the state’s 52 new congressional districts would have a majority of Latino citizens of voting age under the new maps. By Seema Mehta, Melanie Mason, John Myers | LATimes | DEC. 20, 2021 Latino voters would see a major boost in political clout under new congressional and ... -
An open Congressional seat could lead to big changes in Long Beach politics
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia is expected to announce his candidacy for the now-open Long Beach Congressional seat. By Jason Ruiz | LB Post | DEC. 16, 2021 | Photo credit: Thomas R. Cordova Thursday’s announcement that incumbent Congressman Alan Lowenthal will not seek reelection in 2022 is likely to ...
